Public Safety Gets a Boost in County Budget
San Bernardino County’s budget for the next fiscal year includes $333 million in services for public health and safety. The money, approved Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors, is part of the county’s $3-billion budget for 2005-06.
The $52-million Sheriff’s Department budget includes $4.7 million for a crackdown on gangs, money to hire 25 deputies and $13 million for a jail being built in Adelanto.
The $44 million approved for the county fire agency includes $29 million to clear trees killed by last year’s bark beetle infestation and fires.
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